YMMV / Blend-S

• Adorkable: Maika is naive, socially awkward, and very clumsy. All which is part of what makes her so adorable.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Akizuki is not one of the waitresses, nor is he the one involved in a romance arc with the protagonist, so he doesn't get as much as screentime them. However, he is the Audience Surrogate for Yuri Fans, and considering what people generally read Manga Time Kirara for, it should come as no surprise that he's well-liked. The status of the other male characters in the fandom makes this stand out even more.
  • Hideri Kanzaki is well-received by fans, as his appearance and status as a crossdresser fits the "Suprise" part of the opening song.
• Fan Nickname:
  • Fans have been quick to notice Akizuki's similarity to Hachiman and started calling him "8man", the same Fan Nickname Hachiman is often referred as.
  • Hideri has been nicknamed "Menma" or "Shimakaze" due to visual similarity (namely long silver/white hair, and a similar-looking ribbon headband accessory in the case of Shimakaze), or "Nico" due to them sharing the same voice actress.
• LGBT Fanbase: Hideri is well-liked by several queer fans, from those who are crossdressing enthusiasts to transfeminine readers who also read Hideri as such.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • ""S" stands for..." ^Explanation The opening featuring title cards for each character is quickly becoming this, mostly through parodies featuring, among other things, the Soviet Union, Adolf Hitler, or just some random character/scene/object,etc, but always consistently in keeping with the "S" Alliterative List of the original opening. It was one of the 10 most popular memes of 2017.
  • Since the reveal of Sora Tokui voicing Hideri, jokes about Love Live!'s Nico Yazawa being a crossdresser went flying.
• Moe: The art style is very, very cute, and this is a series focusing on a Cosplay Café where the staff act like moe archetypes as part of their jobs.
• Trans Audience Interpretation: Some readers of the series see Hideri as a trans girl, often citing the “picking flowers” scene and Hideri referring to themselves as female on their resume as such. Not to mention the Hot Springs Episode where Hideri is shown covering his chest with a towel, which some saw as a sign of chest dysphoria. Some also cite Hideri’s appearance in Kirara Fantasia, a mobile game with an all-female roster, as a playable character.
• Viewer Gender Confusion: Ayato's design caused a lot of confusion among readers, who couldn't tell whether she was a Bishōnen or a Bifauxnen at first. Her first name didn't help either.

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